Cal Thomas Quotes
Asking politicians to give up a source of money is like asking Dracula to forsake blood.
Thomas, Cal. "Asking Politicians to Give Up a Source of Money." Tribune Media Services, 1995.
See {640687}. He was then very worried about the influence of money in politics and was willing to risk his own reelection by limiting his contributions. And he was the Republican presidential candidate so his policy was particularly unusual. A century later money in politics had ballooned to a much larger problem as Taft’s action had little or no effect on the overall relationship between money and politics outside of his campaign.
As a candidate for the Republican Presidential Nomination, Trump was very forthright about the fact that when he was a business tycoon, he gave money to many politicians not for any ideological reasons but he considered the money an investment which paid off handsomely. Almost all large campaign donors believe that they are making an investment and most have continued to be satisfied with the results so they continue to donate. See {583282} as an example of Trump's candid view.
He was right but his timing was a little early.
John Calvin Thomas is an American syndicated columnist, pundit, author and radio commentator.
